territory: the delimited area over which a state, an individual,
or a group exercises control and which is recognized by other
states, individuals, or groups.

Nation: a group of people often sharing common elements of
culture such as religion or language, or a history or political
identity.

Territory: the delimited area over which a state, an individual,
or a group exercises control and which is recognized by other
states, individuals, or groups.

States: independent political units with territorial boundaries
that are internationally recognized by other states. - A political
organization in control of territory.
Nation-state: an ideal form consisting of a homogeneous group
of people governed by their own state.

Nationalism: the feeling of belonging to a nation as well as
the belief that a nation has a natural right to determine its
own affairs.

Centrifugal forces: forces that divide or tend to pull the
state apart.